School Trips
Trips and Events for The Beacon School students
We offer a diverse and exciting range of trips and visits, designed to broaden horizons, build cultural capital, and develop key life skills such as teamwork, self-confidence, and resilience for our students. These include a bi-annual trip to NASA in Florida that is open to students in Years 8, 9 and 10. Our next NASA trip will be in 2027.
Our trips for the 2025-26 school year include:
- Years 9 & 10 trip to Cambodia
- Ski Trip to Andorra
- Modern Foreign Languages trips to Madrid and Normandy
- Lille Christmas Market
- Field trips for Geography (Dorset) and History (Berlin)
- Theatre visits (e.g. Dear England, Boy at the Back of the Class, Blood Brothers)
- Duke of Edinburgh Award expeditions (Silver & Bronze)
- Residential trip to Snowdonia
- Science trips (National History Museum)
- Textiles trips to Brighton, the V&A in London and Warner Bros Studios (Harry Potter) and also the Aquarium
- Day trip to Cadbury World
- Residential PGL trip
- Team Building Days including the Cadets and The Army
- Brooklands Careers visit
- Juniper Hall
- GLF inter-school competitions (e.g. Chess, Netball, Debating, and Spelling Bee)
There are also opportunities for students to represent the school at various community events
We are committed to ensuring all students can participate, with financial assistance available for those who need it.
Please see our Trips booklet at the link below for further details and a copy of our Trips Policy.
The Beacon School - Trips and Events 2025-26
School Trips Calendar 2025-26
2025 – 2026 Autumn Term |
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Year Group |
Date |
Event |
Year 11 |
17 & 18 September |
Geography Fieldwork |
All |
18th September |
Boxhill – The Bridge |
Year 9 & 10 |
19th -21st September |
DofE |
Year 7 |
23rd September |
Wise Up |
Year 10 |
24th September |
Art – Brighton |
All |
1st October |
Brooklands – Careers |
All |
1st October |
Cadets Field Day – skills training |
All |
November |
Student Council crocus planting – community, raising awareness of purple for polio campaign |
All |
2nd October |
Bridge - The Light Redhill |
KS4 Drama |
9th October |
My Neighbour Totoro |
All |
November |
STEM Natural History Museum Day Out |
Year 8 & 9 |
26th November |
Day Trip to Lille Christmas Market – cultural experience, immersion in another country |
Year 7 & 8 |
December |
Care Home Visit – Community outreach |
All |
December |
Christmas Activity Day - for PP & otherwise vulnerable students to enjoy time together and access activities that may be beyond their family’s reach |
Y11 |
3rd December |
Christmas Carol (English) |
All Year Groups |
12th December |
Wimbledon Theatre - Bridge |
2025 – 2026 Spring Term |
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Year Group |
Date |
Event |
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7th Jan |
Army Team building |
Year 10 & 11 |
15th January |
Drama Theatre Visit - Blood Brothers |
Year 10 |
21st January |
Brighton – Textiles, to develop coursework with real life examples |
KS3 |
6th February |
Drama Theatre Visit – Boy at the Back of the Class |
Year 11 |
February Half Term |
Berlin (History) |
All Year groups |
26th February |
Theatre Trip - Dear England |
All Year Groups |
3rd March |
Science - Planetarium |
Year 10 |
5th March |
Fashion Museum - Textiles Drama - after school
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Year 7 & 8 |
6-8th March |
PGL |
KS3 |
16th March |
English KS3 Theatre Trip |
Year 11 |
18th March |
Brighton - Art |
All year groups |
19th March |
The Bridge - Port Lymphe |
Year 8, 10, 11 |
20th March |
Move It! Dance classes to extend dance knowledge and experience, KS4 cohort with club members from Y8 |
Year 8 - 11 |
28th March |
Ski Trip Andora |
Year 10 |
24th April |
Dorset – Geography Residential |
Year 9 & 10 |
30th April |
DofE |
Year 10 |
13th May |
Textiles - Aquarium |
Year 8 & 9 |
23rd May |
Snowdonia - activity week team building and physical activities |
Year 10 |
May |
Madrid - languages trip for students of Spanish GCSE to experience Spanish culture and develop language skills |
2025 – 2026 Summer Term |
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Year Group |
Date |
Event |
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4th June |
Star Steppers - Dance |
Year 10 |
5th June |
Science Big Bang |
Year 10 |
10th June |
Harry Potter – Textiles |
Year 10 |
15-17th June |
Dorset - Geography Fieldwork |
Year 7 |
22nd June |
Walton Firs |
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25th June |
V&A Textiles |
All Year Groups |
29th June |
Juniper Hall – Science |
Year 10 |
3rd July |
Cadbury World |
Year 10 |
9th July |
Normandy, France |
Year 9 & 10 |
July |
Cambodia |
KS3 |
14th & 15th July |
Activities Days |
All Year Groups |
July |
Day Out |